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MapleStory Battle Mage Skill Build Guide V1

Introduction

MapleStory Battle Mage (BaM for short) is a Magician in Resistance Class who only wields staff (no wand + shield). They are called Battle Mage due to their nature of engaging enemies in close combat similarly to warriors but with magical arsenals at their disposal.

Blood Drain (Supportive)
Casts a buff that allows you to recover HP equivalent to a portion of the damage you inflict on enemies. Only up to 10% of your Max HP can be recovered with each attack.
LV15: 75 MP, Buff lasts 120 sec. Recovers HP equivalent to 5% damage you inflict.

Yellow Aura (Supportive)
Creates a bright yellow aura that increases the Movement Speed and Attack Speed of your party members. Cancel the aura by pressing the skill key again. Can be used simultaneously with other auras.
LV20: 18 MP, +20 Movement Speed, +1 Attack Speed.

NOTE: You can get additional 7 SP for 2nd Job to max all skills. To get it, you have to finish the Alliance quests. You have to have finished all of the beginner quests. After that, meet J in the previously-glitched telephone booth and then finish the quest-line. Same as above. However, after you’ve received the Alliance medal and skill, you’ll get a quest from Brighton. He will tell you how Cygnus can help Battle Mages become even better. He will then send you to a mine where you have to mine 10 Alexandrite. Remember that to mine them, you have to attack them as if they’re monsters. After you’ve mined 10 of those stones, go to the nearest Dimensional Door and go to the Ereve Alliance meeting place. There, you’ll see Cygnus ready to finish you quest and give you 7 extra SP for 2nd job.

Blue Aura (Supportive)
Creates a bright blue aura that increases Defense and HP, and absorbs the damage taken by party members. Cancel the aura by pressing the skill key again. Can be used simultaneously with other auras.
LV20: 42 MP, +300 Defense, +250 Max HP, Distributes 30% damage received with 20% Damage being absorbed.

Summon Reaper Buff (Supportive)
Every attack has a chance to summon a Reaper who attacks nearby monsters. However, if attacking boss or players in PvP (player vs player) will not summon Reaper. When used against mobs of monsters (Monster spawn in events or training spot), you will be able to summon infinite Reapers.
LV10: 100 MP, 10% Summon chance. Reaper expires in 30 sec. Reaper deals 450% Damage.

Party Shield (Supportive)
Creates a protective wall centered around you to protect party members. Party members behind the wall will not take damage. Cooldown 7 minutes for all skill levels.
LV30: 150 MP, Shield lasts 40 sec.

Battleking Bar (Level 170)
Attack 8 enemies 2 times with a large bar in front of you. 400% damage 5 times if use Finish Blow. The maximum damage for this skill is 3,000,000.

Will of Liberty (Level 200)
Increase you and your Resistance in your party’s damage by 10% and maximum damage by 50,000 for 60 seconds. There is a cooldown of 120 seconds.

Will of Alliance for Resistance

1. At level 10, complete all of the tutorial quests until you are level 14 with the earring.
2. At level 14, complete the airship quest (kill 80 airships get 10 chips)
3. At level 15, complete the quest where you transform into Surl (you need 10 red potions, 10 blue potions, and 3 acorns) and talk to the fat dude with the pockies.
4. (DOES NOT APPLY TO DEMON SLAYER) At level 18, complete the quest from the girl you helped in the very beginning. (she will give you a series of quests. first get 60 wooden signs, then 30 snake tails, and then kill the last monster in the training area)
5. At level 20, talk to Surl. Collect waters to fill up his tank.
6. At level 23, talk to Surl again. Enter the airplane area to find a bunch of red-hooded bunnies. Kill one and take its badge. Go back to Surl and accept his new quest.
7. FINALLY, talk to Claudine and finish the quest.

After this step, keep accepting quests from/talking to Claudine and one of her quests will eventually transport you to Ereve to get the Alliance Will skill. You will also have to talk to Lady Cygnus once you’re there in order to get the Alliance medal (gives a nice +500 hp/+500 mp)

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68 thoughts on “MapleStory Battle Mage Skill Build Guide V1”

battlemageawesomeOctober 11, 2013 at 5:18 PM

Aura Stacks, but a bit glitchy though

battlemageSeptember 30, 2013 at 3:05 AM

Yup the aura stacks

kjh07September 27, 2013 at 2:56 PM

battle mage revamp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sd3qUyf-Mw

AyumilovePost authorSeptember 11, 2013 at 10:27 PM

Hi MapleStoryInMyHeart, I have not experienced the “stack” effect. Perhaps some Battle Mage can share their experiences here :)

MapleStoryInMyHeartSeptember 10, 2013 at 10:42 PM

Mage’s Aura can stack together right?

alfred shinAugust 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM

got some more other char that is good to use

ELLOAugust 28, 2013 at 11:03 PM

@Jack: yea i heard abt the nerf too. they change some skills to not add any stats and that the dmg calculation also changes. havent confirm though
and for the DS: yea it was boring as of all the other jobs when lvling to 4th job, but i find DS a very good mobber so it lvls very fast. u can go higher lvl easily as your soul eater is continuous Damage.

JackAugust 28, 2013 at 9:44 PM

To ELLO and Ayumi. Oh!!! Thanks guys. Btw Ayumi. my friend who recommend me to join maplesea told me that playing xenon need alot of money and it will be nerf soon. Is that real? Becoz i did not plan to spent real cash on games.
Ello, i just create a DS haha. Maybe the level still low, and make me feel boring on it >< Are u also facing the problem when u are still low level(my current level is lvl50) ?

AyumilovePost authorAugust 28, 2013 at 8:30 PM

Hi Jack, Xenon will be the best MapleStory job at the moment as it deals the highest damage among all classes. My Xenon deals 2-3 times more total damage compared to my regular Adventurer even when equipping level 10 weapon at Level 100. Unbelievable right? When I equipped those Epic/Unique item with potential stats alone (without any scroll), it raises the damage up to 5 times. It’ll bump up even higher with scrolled equipment.

ELLOAugust 27, 2013 at 10:57 PM

@ Jack: Well im not Ayumi but i believe it would be the same ans: Demon Slayer
Demon Slayer has quite good bossing potential from demon impact and his hyper and he has a skill, demonic blood, that wont let him get knocked back ( 100% stance) (if i interpret you knock-out correctly) Furthermore, DS doesnt use mp pots and after 3rd job, Lvl 60, little usage of hp pot le so its good for unfunded. about nice looking skill… well its a preference, so i wont comment on that. Alternatively you can also choose demon avenger which is similar to demon but completely rely on HP. you might want to look through the guide for both 1st :)

JackAugust 27, 2013 at 9:19 PM

AyumiLove <3 i am new to maple. And now i m facing great problem on choosing job/class to play. What i prefer is : High dmg to boss, Nice looking skill, If can…. i hope that the job wont be knock-out when hitting monster(if exist). Please suggest me 1 job to play :D thank you.

ELLOAugust 24, 2013 at 11:42 PM

@alfred i believe u mean the hyper skill Battle King Bar which is obtain at lvl 170

unknownAugust 23, 2013 at 4:11 PM

should I choose a wind archer or a battle mage

alfred shinAugust 23, 2013 at 12:59 AM

what’s the name of the skill and what lvl can i obtant it

alfred shinAugust 23, 2013 at 12:51 AM

a skill that summon a big staff to att

AyumilovePost authorAugust 22, 2013 at 9:54 PM

Hi Alfred Shin, what do you mean by Expert Staff?

alfred shinAugust 20, 2013 at 4:28 AM

what job is the expert staff skill in???

finnjakeAugust 4, 2013 at 5:55 PM

Will Battle Mage receive the revamp that KMS received not too long ago in MapleSEA?

ColourinqJuly 23, 2013 at 5:09 PM

Hi Ayumi ,
Good Guide done! For First job i suppose we should max teleport first as we will burn alot of MP Pot if we max triple blow first during mobbing and etc.

Mr.NiceJune 27, 2013 at 4:55 PM

Now bam have a revamp in KMS, the forth job have a new skill – staff expert, but dark genesis are gone right?

AyumilovePost authorJune 25, 2013 at 11:43 PM

Hi BattleValor, usually those mastery books or skill books are the one with max level 30.

BattleValorJune 25, 2013 at 8:58 AM

Hi ayumi can u make a guide for the list of mastery books and skill books needed for battle mage?

TracesJune 4, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Can i ask 4th job skills which skill to max first in order ?

ChenJune 1, 2013 at 5:52 PM

Why dark shock is nt maxed?

Mr.NiceMay 24, 2013 at 3:19 AM

thx…

ShYGuY154May 23, 2013 at 9:17 AM

Battle Mage’s level 170 hyper is unique by the fact as it does not have a cooldown. You can spam it to your heart’s content. Not only that, but it can be used with Finishing Blow as well, improving the damage greatly, and it’s just that much cooler to combine both skills like a combo. :P Think of it as icing on a cake; the hyper is a nice addition to the repetitive Finishing Blow.

Mr.NiceMay 22, 2013 at 11:07 PM

Does the lv170 hyper skill have cooldown？and is it useful？

AyumilovePost authorMay 20, 2013 at 11:39 PM

Hi Anything, KMS has revamped Battle Mage, Angelic Buster, Evan and Wild Hunter few days ago. And its not just those jobs, it also includes Xenon, Kaiser, Mercedes, Dawn Warrior.

AyumilovePost authorMay 20, 2013 at 11:37 PM

Hi Derpingston, could you highlight to me the new skills that battle mage and wild hunter received?

DerpingstonMay 20, 2013 at 1:19 PM

Battlemages and wildhunter got new skills ayumi

AnythingMay 20, 2013 at 12:35 PM

I heard that bam,ab,evan n wild hunter have a revamp in kms

AyumilovePost authorMay 10, 2013 at 7:02 AM

Hi Renny Chan, I do not have the list of monsters. Most of the BaM mastery books can be obtained from Mystery Books.

Renny ChanMay 10, 2013 at 3:33 AM

Do you have a list of monsters that drops all the mastery books for BaM in MAPLESEA ??? I would appreciate your reply !!!

:)May 7, 2013 at 4:29 PM

Hi Ayumi, for the Hyper Cark Chain, what does the “Knockdown for 6 sec” means? @@

AyumilovePost authorMay 4, 2013 at 7:14 PM

Hi T.o.p, total hits is 7 times (2 times for the initial blow, 5 times for the later blow). Later is available only after using Finish Blow.

T.o.pMay 4, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Hey ayumi, I don’t understand battle bar king description. The first sentence mentioned that it hits 2 times n the second one said hit 5 times.. So actually hit how many times?

DeSnowyMay 1, 2013 at 3:41 PM

BaM makes a good supportive :D

AyumilovePost authorApril 27, 2013 at 7:12 AM

Thanks Tsurugi! I’ll be adding to the guide above. Sorry for the late reply :)

AyumilovePost authorApril 27, 2013 at 7:11 AM

Hi OoPengNiaoO, you can only casts 1 Dark Aura. If there are 2 Battle Mage within the same party using Dark Aura, it will not stack too. However, Dark Aura was able to stack in KMST (Korea MapleStory Tespia) but I think they have changed it so it does not become super overpowered :)

AyumilovePost authorApril 27, 2013 at 7:08 AM

Hi FATT, I have checked that the Finishing Blow (FB) skill provides 25% Critical Rate (applies only on this skill).

Is Battle Mage Dark Aura can stack to 3 times that mean ea 20% then 3 = 60%?

TsurugiApril 23, 2013 at 2:31 AM

Hi Ayumi, you may wanna add that small but important tip: Brighton gives the [Boulder Muncher Test?] quest once the BaM reaches Second Job. Upon completion, 7 SP gained, so Second Job has everything maxed.

Hi vsstyl, battle mage does not have a luk cap if you are playing on GMS with Tempest Update. Otherwise, the luk requirement to equip staff for battle mage is (Your Current Level + 3 LUK). For example, you are level 55, you will need (55+3=58 LUK) to equip a weapon. The question on what level the luk should be cap is based on your funding. If you already possessed scrolled equipment with LUK, obviously you can push you luk way down until 4, becoming a pure int.

vsstylApril 9, 2013 at 8:43 PM

does a battle mage still hav a luk cap?
if so what it?

AyumilovePost authorApril 9, 2013 at 6:12 PM

Hi anonymous, teleport mastery skill has been added!

teleport masteryApril 9, 2013 at 1:43 PM

Where’s teleport mastery?

OoApril 4, 2013 at 11:14 AM

Very nice guide thanks… and up 2 date!! :)

btw new update comin out today w/ new skills xP

AyumilovePost authorApril 2, 2013 at 6:44 PM

Hi J, this guide has been updated for Tempest.

jApril 1, 2013 at 6:02 PM

Ayumi, has this been updated for tempest?

AyumilovePost authorMarch 28, 2013 at 7:43 AM

Hi Alon, hyper skills are unlocked as you achieve a certain level. No quest required :)

AlonMarch 27, 2013 at 10:29 PM

Hello, iam lvl 165 battle mage and i dont have hyper skill :O
Do I have to talk if someone to get hyper skill??

AyumilovePost authorMarch 23, 2013 at 9:26 PM

Hi Zakum, probably not the Explorer/Adventurer job! It’s more towards the Legendary Heroes (Luminous) and Nova (Kaiser, Angelic Buster) and Demon Slayer as they have pretty high DPS (damage per second), correct me if I’m mistaken :)

ZakumMarch 23, 2013 at 11:25 AM

Ayumilove which job is the best for killing boss???

ZakumMarch 23, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Ayumilove which job is the strongest???

AyumilovePost authorMarch 22, 2013 at 5:38 PM

Hi Zakum, any skills can turn out powerful if the character is equipped with godly scrolled equipment. If that Battle Mage is dealing max damage with Twister Spin, it would be better since it hits multiple targets.

ZakumMarch 22, 2013 at 11:57 AM

Ayumilove,why is the twister spin so noob but it can still kill all the zakum hands in youtube???

uhm just saying ayumi the bam skills have changed :/ and energize is no longer in our books. Just saying in case you never saw the patch.

HikariXFebruary 4, 2013 at 5:13 AM

Just asking when was this last updated or checked?

AyumilovePost authorAugust 17, 2012 at 8:50 PM

@ConfusedRaik:

All skills has its uses at certain places and time. The reason why maxing Summon Reaper (SR) over Advanced Dark Chains (ADC) is because you get additional helping hand to kill enemies.

In training scenarios, when you can 1 hit KO everything thing with Finishing Blow (FB) and Teleport, you won’t be using ADC much. If you are training in LHC in party, there usually be a rusher or sort that pushes enemy away while range attackers hit those mobs at safe positions.

ConfusedRaikaAugust 17, 2012 at 6:04 PM

I don’t why you maxed summon reaper buff. Its useless.

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